Disposable Biodegradable Dust Pan Kit for Treatment and Collection of Spills

ABSTRACT

The invention is a lightweight, disposable and biodegradable dustpan kit that provides everything necessary to quickly and easily treat and collect a spill, particularly a repulsive body fluid spill such as vomit or urine. With this portable kit there is no need to use cleaning implements such as brooms, mops, sponges, buckets, etc, to clean up a spill and because it is a disposable product, there is no need to spend time cleaning the cleaning implement itself. In addition, the kit is composed of biodegradable materials and doesn&#39;t introduce toxic chemicals into the environment.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of my previously filed provisionalapplication: application No. 61-096,777 filed on Sep. 13, 2008.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Parents, pet owners and retail business owners can attest to the factthat nasty spills happen often. The majority of spill kits on the markettoday are composed of non-biodegradable materials and are often toosmall and inadequate, or too large and cumbersome (i.e. mop and bucket)to tackle a nasty spill like vomit. Consumers are forced to employ ahost of polluting products, such as paper towels, chemicals, mops, andplastic bags every time they tackle a nasty mess and this means addedcosts to the consumer and an increase in non-biodegradable wasteentering the environment. My disposable invention contains everythingneeded to treat and collect a small spill, and it contains biodegradablecomponents that once discarded will have less of an environmental impactthan the endless amounts of plastics and toxins thrown away in thecourse of cleaning up spills.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to the field of cleaning implements and morespecifically spill containment kits.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This disposable biodegradable dust pan kit provides everything needed toquickly treat, collect and dispose of a spill with natural andbiodegradable materials. The purpose of this kit is to simplify and easethe process of cleaning up repulsive body fluid spills such as vomit andurine, as well as other types of small spills. This kit also prevents orlessens the accidental contamination of other areas/surfaces since thespill is contained once it is covered with the absorbent materialincluded in the kit. Additionally, this kit protects the user since thespill can be immediately contained and sanitized without having to gettoo close.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING DRAWINGS

FIG 1 a. depicts the sealed container.

FIG. 1 b. depicts the shape and dimensions of the container beforefolding.

FIG. 2. depicts how the sealed container is opened.

FIG. 3. depicts the kit components inside the container.

FIG. 4. is a view of the opened container with the kit componentsinside.

FIG. 5. depicts the absorbent mixture being sprinkled onto the spill.

FIG. 6. depicts the dustpans being used to combine the absorbent and thespill.

FIG. 7. depicts the vinegar based disinfectant/deodorizer beingsprinkled onto the spill

FIG. 8. depicts the dustpans being used to collect the spill.

FIG. 9. depicts the discarded dustpan kit in the provided garbage bag.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a disposable & biodegradable dust pankit for the treatment and collection of spills. The invention iscomprised of the following:

-   -   (1) The first component, illustrated by FIG. 1, is a sealed        triangular shaped container 1 made of biodegradable cardboard        and/or biodegradable plastic that folds in the manner        illustrated by FIG. 1 b and comes apart in a specific way,        illustrated by FIG. 2, so that both the top 1 and the bottom 2        portions will serve as dustpans that used together will        facilitate scooping up the spill.    -   (2) The second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth components,        depicted by FIG. 3, are sealed within the triangular shaped        container. The second component is the absorbent/odor eliminator        component which consists of a small sealed biodegradable plastic        container 1 that holds a mixture of sawdust and baking soda; the        third component is a biodegradable container that holds a        vinegar based odor eliminator & disinfectant 2; the fourth        component is a pair of disposable biodegradable gloves 3; the        fifth component is a folded biodegradable plastic bag for easy        disposal of the soiled kit 4; and the sixth component is a        biodegradable napkin 5.

The sealed dust pan container is opened by separating the top 1 andbottom 2 portions as illustrated by FIG. 4. Both detached portions willserve as dustpans. The kit components are removed. The sealed absorbentis opened and poured onto the spill as illustrated by FIG. 5. Thedetached dustpans are used to combine the absorbent with the spill asillustrated by FIG. 6. The sealed odor eliminator/disinfectant is openedand poured onto the spill, and the detached dustpans are used to combinethe mixture with the spill as illustrated by FIG. 7. The detacheddustpans are then used to scoop up the absorbent as shown in FIG. 8,which by now has absorbed the spill. The soiled dustpan kit is placedinto the provided plastic bag for easy disposal as illustrated by FIG.9.

1. A disposable and biodegradable dustpan spill kit containingbiodegradable cleaning components that facilitate the treatment andcollection of spills so that when a spill is encountered, the dustpankit is opened, the dustpans are separated, the cleaning components areremoved and used to treat the spill, and once the spill has beenabsorbed, deodorized and disinfected by the cleaning components, the dryresidue is scooped and discarded using the dustpans.
 2. The disposabledustpan spill kit of claim 1, comprising: a biodegradable container,biodegradable absorbent, biodegradable deodorizer/disinfectant,biodegradable gloves, a biodegradable napkin, and a biodegradablegarbage bag.
 3. The disposable dustpan spill kit of claim 2, comprising:a specifically shaped container that comes apart in such a way as toprovide two disposable dustpans.
 4. The disposable dustpan spill kit ofclaim 2, wherein all kit components and their individual packaging arebiodegradable.
 5. The disposable dustpan spill kit of claim 1, whereinthe kit is lightweight and portable.
 6. The disposable dustpan spill kitof claim 2, wherein the dry absorbent mixture covers and absorbs thespill, and the vinegar based solution disinfects and further deodorizesthe spill.
 7. The disposable dustpan spill kit of claim 1, wherein thekit provides everything necessary to collect and treat a small spill.